Adding new rungs and branches – Nematron Pointe Controller User Manual

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Chapter 5: Developing Controller Programs

Pointe Controller User Guide

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The tools are, from left to right:

Select

Delete

These two buttons are used to select and delete elements
in the Ladder Diagram. [page 168]

Relays and Coils

Timer and Counter

Math

Comparison

Logical and Bit Shift

Selection

String

Flow Control

Miscellaneous

These nine buttons are used to access the various libraries
of Ladder Diagram function blocks. [page 167]

New Rung

Branch Rung

These two buttons are used to add new rungs and rung
branches to a Ladder Diagram. [page 166]

Validate Ladder

This button checks the structure and syntax of the Ladder
Diagram. [page 181]

Zoom In

Zoom Out

These two buttons adjust the magnification level at which
the Ladder Diagram is displayed in the workspace. [page
177]

Replace Text

This button finds and replaces text in the Ladder Diagram.
[page 177]

Show Rung Comments

Show Rung Numbers

Show Rung Logic

Show Block Captions

These four buttons change what supplementary
information is displayed in the Ladder Diagram workspace.
[page 169]

Show Cross Refs

This button displays a list of all tags and variables used in
the Ladder Diagram. [page 178]

5.8.3 Adding new rungs and branches to a Ladder Diagram

Rungs may be added to a ladder diagram via the New Rung tool.
Selecting the New Rung button will add another rung to the current
displayed ladder diagram. Rungs are inserted before a selected rung or
added to the end of the diagram when no rung or block is selected, or

when any block is selected. When a new rung is inserted or added in the wrong
position, select the rung (click on the rung number) and drag it to the desired
position, or delete it and try again.

Rungs may optionally be assigned a label to serve as the target for a GOTO block
or a caption to document the diagram. Both attributes can be edited by a right-
click on the rung number (to activate the context menu) and selecting the Edit
Rung Properties entry.

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